Zhongshan Hall

The building of Zhongshan Hall in Taipei is made of reinforced concrete. The original design is a four story steel frame building with free-form modern architectural features, including Spanish Muslim style and European classicism, which is a compromise architecture.

Zhongshan Hall

Sun Yat Sen hall is located in Yanping South Road, Taipei city. During the Japanese occupation period, it was one of the important construction projects of the colonial government to celebrate the Japanese emperor Yuren's accession to the throne and to commemorate the administration.

historical value

The "Taipei hall" was built after the removal of the Yamen of the chief envoy in the late Qing Dynasty. Unexpectedly, this building, which was to be regarded as an administrative mark by the Japanese, became the brand of the Japanese letter of surrender when Taiwan was restored after the victory of the Anti Japanese war in 1945.

Historical changes

"Taipei hall" officially started construction on November 23, 1932, and was completed in 1936. It was designed by the then governor general's technician, Inoue Xun. In addition to the most solid structure built in accordance with modern architectural law, its main feature is that the architectural style is extremely free and has Spanish Muslim architectural style.

After the restoration, the "public hall" was renamed "Zhongshan Hall" and accepted by the Taipei municipal government. The internal "assembly hall", "banquet hall" and "ordinary assembly room" were also changed to "central hall", "restoration hall" and "Fortress hall". After that, one of the main functions was to hold the "National Assembly" and the government's reception place for foreign guests.

brief introduction

Today, the "Zhongzheng Hall" and "Guangfu hall" are used as venues for cultural performances, while the "Fortress hall" on the second floor is rented by the Cultural Bureau in the form of public and private businesses as a fortress cafe for exclusive catering. In 1928, in order to commemorate the Japanese Emperor Hirohito's accession to the throne, and as one of the important construction projects of the memorial cause of administration, the Japanese demolished the Yamen of the chief envoy of the late Qing Dynasty, and moved some of the demolished buildings to the botanical garden for display, and began to plan the construction of "Taipei hall" at the original site. The construction of "Taipei hall" was officially started on November 23, 1932. The project took four years to complete. It was completed on November 26, 1936. The main designer was "governor's house" technician Jing Shouxun. The total cost of the project was 980000 yen and 945000 engineers were employed.

The main body of the hall is made of reinforced concrete. It is a four story steel frame building. It is the most solid structure built according to the modern construction method at that time. Its performance is excellent in terms of earthquake resistance, fire resistance and wind resistance. The area of the hall is 1237 square meters, and the total number of square meters of the building is 3185 square meters. The number of people that the hall can hold is the fourth place after Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.

In 1945 (the 34th year of the Republic of China), after the victory of the Anti Japanese War and the restoration of Taiwan, the ceremony of the surrender of Taiwan Province was held in the public hall. At that time, the scene was very grand. Chen Yi, the chief executive of the Taiwan Provincial Office, was the supreme commander of the Chinese war zone. The Japanese surrender representative was attended by Ando riji, the governor of Taiwan and commander of the tenth front army After 51 years of Japanese rule, Taiwan officially returned to the motherland.

After the restoration, the "public hall" was renamed "Zhongshan Hall" and accepted by the Taipei municipal government. The internal "assembly hall", "banquet hall" and "ordinary assembly room" were also changed to "central hall", "restoration hall" and "Fortress hall". After that, one of the main functions of Zhongshan Hall was to hold the "National Assembly" and become a space for the authorities and all walks of life to hold major gatherings.

In the past years, Zhongshan Hall has always been a place for the authorities to receive foreign dignitaries. Among them, former President Nixon of the United States, former commander Lee CHENGWAN of South Korea, former president Wu Tingyan of Vietnam, former President Garcia of the Philippines, former king Balawi of Iran and other foreign yuan paid their first visits to China. They all held a "state banquet" here. In addition, they signed the "common defense treaty" and the "Republic of China" The inauguration ceremonies of the second, third and fourth presidents and vice presidents were also held here. Because these precious histories highlighted the special status of Zhongshan Hall, Zhongshan Hall was listed as a "national" second-class historic site by the Ministry of interior in 1991.

Past and present

Sun Yat Sen hall, located in the Western District of Taipei City, is the site of the Chinese government's acceptance ceremony of Japan's defeat and surrender.

The Japanese colonial government demolished and rebuilt the Yamen of the chief envoy in the late Qing Dynasty. In 1936, it was renamed "Taipei hall", which is now Zhongshan Hall. The main body of the building is reinforced concrete. The original design is a four story steel frame building with free-form modern architectural features, including Spanish Muslim style and European classicism, which belongs to the eclectic architecture.

The construction scale of "Taipei hall" was second only to that of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya at that time. Wang Yiqun, chief of the second section of the Taipei Municipal Bureau of culture, said that the Japanese colonial government's building of such a building in Taiwan was actually a sign of colonialism.

Wang Yiqun said that many official buildings in Taiwan were built by Japanese at that time. These buildings combine classical and modern architectural styles. After studying in Europe and America, the second generation of Japanese architects were unable to achieve the desired architectural style in Japan, and then they were all built in Taiwan.

In 1945, when Japan was defeated, the Chinese government held a surrender ceremony in Taiwan. Zhongshan Hall witnessed the end of the colonial era in Taiwan. After the restoration of the people's Republic of China, the Taipei assembly hall was renamed Zhongshan Hall. It used to be a space for holding the "National Assembly" and major gatherings of the authorities from all walks of life, and became the first choice for receiving foreign dignitaries.

But later, Zhongshan Hall was idle for a time, and experienced three time changes. First, in 1992, it was listed as a class II historic site, which was in a state of static preservation. Until 1995, the Taipei Municipal Bureau of culture put forward the concept of reusing Zhongshan Hall, adopting dynamic and static protection. In addition to maintaining the buildings intact, some old facilities were also renovated.

In 2001, the Zhongshan Hall Management Office was established in Taipei City, and it is clearly positioned as an art and cultural center of traditional art. Wang Yiqun said that the square outside Zhongshan Hall is half moon shaped, which is very suitable for large-scale traditional opera performances. At present, the Taipei Municipal Bureau of culture has planned Zhongshan Hall for two purposes: one is to perform traditional dramas, with "Taipei National Orchestra" stationed for a long time, and the other is to provide a fixed venue for citizens' Forum.

artistic value

The whole Zhongshan Hall has not changed its elegant classical architectural features for many years. On the front of the main staircase is hung the works of the late artist Mr. Huang Huangshui's buffalo group. This year coincides with the 60th anniversary of the restoration of Taiwan by the Chinese government. The political, cultural and artistic value of Zhongshan Hall has become more and more important and has become a valuable historical treasure.

Address: No.98, Yanping South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei

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